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Welcome To The Church Of Christ

Welcome To The Church Of Christ. In Them Ye Think Ye Have Eternal Life. John 5:39-40. Investigation. Properly Probing Search Research Diligently Means to search diligently or anxiously----applied to a lioness who has lost her whelps

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Welcome To The Church Of Christ

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  1. Welcome To The Church Of Christ

  2. In Them Ye Think Ye Have Eternal Life John 5:39-40

  3. Investigation • Properly ProbingSearch • Research Diligently • Means to search diligently or anxiously----applied to a lioness who has lost her whelps • The Bereans were commended Acts 17:11---Timothy was reminded II Tim 3:15 • Rightly Divide • O.T. & N.T. • Recognizing Dispensations • Patriarchal, Mosaic, Christian • Past Precepts the scriptures • Read to Discern • Ethiopian Eunuch • Acts 8:34 • Present Precepts • II Tim 3:16 • John 6:63

  4. Speculation • Possessionfor in them • The Jew studied the O.T. scriptures to the letter • Possession of a Bible is not enough to be saved • Knowing the Bible is not enough to be saved Rom 3:1-2 • Presumptionye think ye have eternal life • The thought that they would obtain eternal life by having the scriptures • The same scriptures that were so important to them testified of Jesus • By rejecting Jesus they were rejecting the scriptures • How many today say “I know &love the Lord” but reject his words • The O.T. scriptures were not given to man to save him from his sins • Gal 2:21 & 3:21 • The word of God leads us to the way of salvation

  5. Verification • Prophets Message and they are they • The O.T. prophets spoke about Jesus coming to the world • The gift of prophecy • Promised Messiah which testify of me • Duet 18:15---John 1:45----Acts 3:22-23 • The O.T. refers to Christ • Coming • Birth • Life • Death • Prove Message • We have an obligation to test whether religious teacher are true • I John 4:1

  6. Hesitation • Pitiful People and ye will not • They were pitiful because they let their prejudices stand between them and God • They knew the scriptures, but knowing the scriptures did not produce faith in Christ • We do not have to hesitate when it comes to believing and obeying the truth • Heb 3:7-9 • Prince of Peace come to me • Jesus is the Prince of Peace • Is 9:6 • Obeying Jesus creates peace in our lives • No matter your circumstance you can have peace if you obey Jesus

  7. Liberation • Peoplethat ye might • Believing in Christ gives the ability to be saved • John 1:12 • Jesus wants all men to be saved • Matt 11:28-30 • Pardonhave eternal life • Pardon means to take away the punishment that is deserved • Acts 2:38 • Eternal life refers to life after death • This is a life that will never end • Matt 25:46

  8. We are not Catholics, Protestants, or JewsWe are Christiansin the body of ChristI Cor 12:22

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